Secret Santa gift exchange! discussion

Feel free to talk about anything and everything here :)

You held out til October!! Well done :) So glad we’re starting early. Your dental spidey senses must have been tingling. My poor husband did not have a good day, and I was in serious need of a distraction/time-killer

Yes, thanks Heather - I could use some good ole holiday cheer right about now, this has been a tough year *hugs*.

I was literally thinking yesterday how I couldn’t wait for this year’s Elfmas exchange and low and behold the cosmos provided! Thanks, Heather!

Now...time to work on my elf name...

After this crazy ass year I am soooo glad we are starting early!!!

Thanks for doing all the work again Heather, you're the best! <3

*groans* OMG, now I have to come up with another elf name. And I am SO unimaginative! :(

Pam wrote: "You held out til October!! Well done :) So glad we’re starting early. Your dental spidey senses must have been tingling. My poor husband did not have a good day, and I was in serious need of a dist..."

I did, Pam!! It was hard. I hope today is better for your husband.

Trio wrote: "Yes, thanks Heather - I could use some good ole holiday cheer right about now, this has been a tough year *hugs*."

100%, hugs to you, too

Daniel wrote: "I was literally thinking yesterday how I couldn’t wait for this year’s Elfmas exchange and low and behold the cosmos provided! Thanks, Heather!

Now...time to work on my elf name..."

Oh yay, Daniel! Can't wait for the new elf names!

mwana wrote: "Thanks so much for setting this up early Heather. We could really use some cheer."

I really agree! xoxo

Nadine Bookaholic wrote: "After this crazy ass year I am soooo glad we are starting early!!!"

Same, girl! Just as much for me as for everyone else!

Lisazj1 wrote: "Thanks for doing all the work again Heather, you're the best! <3"

YOU'RE the best, Lisa! Can't wait for you to debut a new elf name ;)

Hi peeps, I’m on board this time 😁

I concur with everyone else...thanks for not only setting this up again, but doing early! you rock Heather!

I can’t work out where the Elfster link is, coukd someone share a link please 😊

Found it in the technical questions.. 🙄😉

Andrya wrote: "Hi peeps, I’m on board this time 😁"

Yay!

☘KathyD☘ wrote: "I concur with everyone else...thanks for not only setting this up again, but doing early! you rock Heather!"

You are very welcome, Kathy!!

Andrya wrote: "Found it in the technical questions.. 🙄😉"

Oh good :)

Is anyone else having problems with notifications?

Aղցela W. wrote: "Is anyone else having problems with notifications?"

YES!!! Killing me.

Site-wide problem, apparently, and GR even announced it...somewhere...BACK ON 1 OCTOBER!!!

Whatever they're doing, they ain't rushin' it. *grumble*

Richard wrote: "Site-wide problem, apparently, and GR even announced it...somewhere...BACK ON 1 OCTOBER!!!

Whatever they're doing, they ain't rushin' it. *grumble*"

I'm missing so much, it's incredibly annoying.

I'm missing everything, I depend on notifications!

It's BAAA-AAAACK!


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MG wrote: "It's BAAA-AAAACK!


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*Note that purchases are applied retroactively, so..."

oooo, yay!

I can’t tell you how much fun I’m having going through everyone’s wishlist and noting which books I’m going to gift when the time comes. So many great books!

Daniel wrote: "I can’t tell you how much fun I’m having going through everyone’s wishlist and noting which books I’m going to gift when the time comes. So many great books!"

So happy you are getting into the spirit! :)

And with notifications back, I don't feel like everyone got Raptured up and left me behind. *whew*

Richard wrote: "And with notifications back, I don't feel like everyone got Raptured up and left me behind. *whew*"

Same here! I complained a lot on twitter ;)

Hemmel wrote: "Lisazj1 wrote: "*groans* OMG, now I have to come up with another elf name. And I am SO unimaginative! :("

Just enter 6 random vowels in Google and see what it comes up with."

LOL, apparently I'm too random even for Google, I got nothing! :)

Lisazj1 wrote: "LOL, apparently I'm too random even for Google, I got nothing! :)"

...I got YAOI...I think They are watching me...

Richard wrote: "Lisazj1 wrote: "LOL, apparently I'm too random even for Google, I got nothing! :)"

...I got YAOI...I think They are watching me..."

😂😂 At least you’re making it fun for them to watch.

*Edited to add: Wait, that sounds like more than I meant. 😂🤷🏼‍♀️

Hemmel wrote: "Daniel wrote: "I can’t tell you how much fun I’m having going through everyone’s wishlist and noting which books I’m going to gift when the time comes. So many great books!"

Daniel, this is funny..."

That IS funny!

The hardest bit for me is thinking up my new Elf Name :D

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Hi all! Very excited for this to start. This is my second year. I can’t remember when I make my elfster name and where I list my Amazon email. Please help! Tia

**Kaycee** wrote: "Hi all! Very excited for this to start. This is my second year. I can’t remember when I make my elfster name and where I list my Amazon email. Please help! Tia"

I list my email on Elfster on my profile page. the elfster name, I just write in when I'm sending my gift.

I have an unclaimed gift to the email of blah-blah-blah@comcast.net. When I search elfster that shows Ottilee Bastgen as the owner of the email.

I have resent the email a few times and I sent a PM to the Ottilee in this group. If you see this, please claim your book :)

Isaiah wrote: "I have an unclaimed gift to the email of blah-blah-blah@comcast.net. When I search elfster that shows Ottilee Bastgen as the owner of the email.

I have resent the email a few times and I sent a P..."

This is her on Goodreads, if you want to send her a nudge! https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5...

I'm super non-creative with my elf name, so everyone humor me and pretend you don't know it's me if you've been here for many years in the exchange!

oh yeah I'm bad with elf names too. last year was surprise so maybe I can think of sth again :)

Alex wrote: "oh yeah I'm bad with elf names too. last year was surprise so maybe I can think of sth again :)"

I do a specific theme, and those who know me can guess easily, but it is probably a surprise for new people. I'll try to think of another good one in the same realm this year! :)

Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Isaiah wrote: "I have an unclaimed gift to the email of blah-blah-blah@comcast.net. When I search elfster that shows Ottilee Bastgen as the owner of the email.

I have resent the email a few times..."

I sent her a message on there and Elfster. So I hope she sees it! Thank you <3

I usually base my elf name on how I'm feeling at the time or I try to do some random search for a name that sounds good.

I'm using the same elf name I used last year since I never revealed which one I was ;)
Have fun guessing LOL

I'm enlisting professional help this time. But he might not do much better than me, honestly, LOL! :)